The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
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White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | EN | passage (2002–2003) | 150–2,500 birds | A1, A4i |
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea | LC | passage (2003) | 3,000 birds | A4i |
Common Pochard Aythya ferina | VU | passage (2001) | 70,000 birds | A4i |
Garganey Spatula querquedula | LC | passage (2001) | 10,000 birds | A4i |
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis | LC | passage (2003) | 1,500 birds | A4i |
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra | LC | passage (2001) | 50,000 birds | A4i |
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus | NT | passage (2001) | 1,000 birds | A1, A4i |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage (2007) | 20,000 birds | A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
2017 | very poor | not assessed | medium |
Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | habitat | poor |
State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
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Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
Chukar Alectoris chukar | 18 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix | 16 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis | 34 / 5 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus | 5 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo | 92 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea | 9 / 17 (birds) | 53 | poor | ||
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | 19 / 19 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | 44 / 7 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | 15 / 41 (birds) | 37 | very poor | ||
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | 1 / 24 (birds) | 5 | very poor | ||
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | 36 / 36 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago | 2 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus | 1 / 5 (birds) | 20 | very poor | ||
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia | 19 / 19 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
Long-eared Owl Asio otus | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | 1 / 4 (birds) | 25 | very poor | ||
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | 2 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good |
State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
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Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
Shrubland | poor (40–69%) | poor (40–69%) | very poor |
Desert | good (>90%) | moderate (70–90%) | moderate |
Wetlands (inland) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species | Very little or no conservation action taking place | medium |
Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
---|---|---|
Wetlands (inland) | 85 | Standing brackish & salt water; Rivers & streams; Water-fringe vegetation |
Artificial/Terrestrial | 5 | Arable land; Forestry plantations |
Desert | 5 | Desert & semi-desert - stony; Desert & semi-desert - clay; Desert & semi-desert - salty |
Shrubland | 5 | Low bushes |
Grassland | minor (<10) | Dry grassland on sandy soils |
Land use | % of IBA |
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tourism/recreation | - |
agriculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kyzylkol Lake (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kyzylkol-lake-iba-kazakhstan on 23/12/2024.